Foot rest for shoe-blacking stands



Nov. 20, 1923.

S. J. DODD FOOT BEST FOR SHOE BLACKING STANDS I Filed April 8, 1922 Patented Nov. 26, 1923.

FOOT REST FOR SHOE-BLACKING STANDS.

Application filed April 8, 1922. Serial No. 550,831.

To all wizomz'r may concern: 7

Be it known that I, SIMON J. Donn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoopeston, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Foot Rests for Shoe-Blacking Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to foot restsfor shoe-blacking stands, and its object is to provide a foot rest having a foldable section adapted to be positioned so as to leave a clear passageway for the patron mounting or leaving the stand.

The object stated is attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved foot-rest; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a locking means, and Fig. 3 is an elevation showing such locking means in another position.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the invention is applicable to a shoe-blacking stand consisting of an elevated stand or platform 5 supporting a number of chairs in front of each of which latter is positioned a foot-rest. The drawing shows only one of such chairs and the foot-rest associated therewith. The chair is denoted by the reference character 6.

The foot rest consists of a standard 7 rising from a base 8 whereby it is securely fastened down to the top of the stand 5, and at the top of this standard is a foot plate 9. A second foot plate 10 is also provided the same being carried at the outer end of a bracket arm 11 which is supported by and extends laterally from the standard 7 so as to space the foot plate 10 laterally from the foot plate 9.

A pivotal connection is provided between the bracket arm 11 and the standard 7 so that the former and the foot plate carried thereby may be swung rearwardly toward the chair 6, or forwardly to extend outwardly from the stand 5, in either of which position the patron can mount or step off the stand without getting the trousers or skirt caught on the foot rest.

The standard 7 has a side lug 12 provided with atop groove 13, and a pivot aperture 14L extending downwardly through the lug from the inner end of the groove. The

lug 15 seats in the groove 13 as shown in Fig. 2. With the parts in this position, the bracket arm 11 is securely locked. Before the bracket arm 11 can be swung rearwardly or forwardly as hereinbefore described, it is necessary to lift it sufficiently to take the lug 15 out of the groove 3, whereupon it is unlocked and free to be swung. Fig. 3 shows the bracket arm 11 unlockedand swung as described, the lug 15 now seating on top of the lug 12.

The bracket arm 11 is also provided with a brace arm 17 having a pivotal connection with the standard 7 the same as the inner end of the bracket arm, the two pivots being, of course, in vertical alinement.

I claim:

1. A foot-rest comprising a pair of laterally spaced foot plates, a rigidly supported standard carrying one of the foot plates, and a laterally extending bracket arm carrying the other foot plate, and pivoted to the standard. 7

2. A foot-rest comprising a pair of laterally spaced foot plates, a rigidly supported standard carrying one of the foot plates, and a laterally extending bracket arm carrying the other foot plate, and pivoted to the standard to swing to a position locating the second mentioned foot plate either to the front or to the rear of the first-mentioned foot plate. 7

3. A foot rest comprising a pair of laterally spaced foot plates, a rigidly supported standard carrying one of the footplates, and alaterally extending bracket arm car-. rying at its outer end the other foot plate, the inner end of said bracket arm having a bottom lug and a pivot pin depending therefrom, and the standard having a side lug provided with a top groove and a vertical aperture, said aperture loosely receiving the pivot pin, the groove seating the lug of the bracket arm, a support for the bracket arm, a pivot pin depending from said support and a bearing carried by said standard for receiving said last-mentioned pivot pin.

4. A foot-rest comprising a pair of' laterally spaced foot plates, a rigidly supported standard carrying one of the foot plates, a laterally extending bracket arm carrying the other foot plate, said laterally extending bracket arm being pivoted to said standard, and means associatedith said bracket 10 arm and standard for locking said arm in a predetermined position.

In testimony whereoi I aflix my si nature.

SIMON J. 1) DD. 

